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Google has overhauled its social search functions and now integrates Twitter, Flickr and Quora results throughout the page. An annotation system will mark specific links that a friend has shared if you are logged into your respective social media accounts. Unlike Bing, Facebook “Like” data is surprisingly missing from the results, but the new features Continue Reading →

Microsoft showed of the future of Windows Phone 7 at the Mobile Web Congress, boasting interactivity with Xbox and Kinect. While the demonstration didn’t promise specific connectivity, Microsoft is aiming to create a connected device ecosystem. The big Windows Phone 7 update should arrive in the second half of the year. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110215_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Internet has 4.3 billion IP addresses available for connected devices, but we’re running out of them sooner than we thought. The current Internet Protocol was created in 1977 and wasn’t built to handle the web’s explosive expansion. Luckily, a new protocol will soon be in place Continue Reading →

Nokia announced that its partnering with Microsoft to run the Windows Phone 7 OS on Nokia smartphones. Symbian developers were told to prepare for a new mobile operating system after the deal is complete. Nokia hopes the deal will help them compete with its biggest competition iOS and Android.  Read the full article at PCWorld.com Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: What is China doing about social media in Egypt? What’s in store for Angry Birds? Is Verizon really offering an unlimited data plan? And, what is the world’s most popular smartphone platform? Plus, I’ll talk with Ben Thomas about Canon camcorders. I’ll remind myself to speak with the Jeremy Toeman, creator of nudgemail.com about his online Continue Reading →

This week on Shelly Palmer Digital Living, Actor/Comedian, Orlando Jones talks with Shelly about digital parenting. John Abell, wired.com’s NY Bureau Chief and Shelly discuss Google’s accusations that Bing is stealing their search results and calling them its own. Shelly’s got some cool websites, great Google tips, important information about backing-up your computer, advice about Continue Reading →

Google claims that Bing is stealing their search results and Microsoft isn’t denying the accusation. By assigning a series of bogus queries to certain search results, Google caught Bing in the act. Strings of random letters bring up the same results on both search engines, but not until Google had assigned them to specific pages. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110202_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google claims that Bing is stealing their search results and Microsoft isn’t denying the accusation. By assigning bogus queries to specific sites, Google caught Bing in the act. Strings of random letters bring up the same results on both search engines, but not until Google had assigned Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s second quarter earnings are in and they had a more profitable quarter than Apple. With $6.63 billion in profit, Microsoft surpassed Apple’s record profit of $6 billion. The growth is thanks to the holiday favorite Xbox Kinect and over 300 million copies sold of the Windows 7 operating system. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110128_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] UK police arrested 5 people from the group Anonymous, who are responsible for the DDoS attacks on behalf of WikiLeaks. Those arrested were male, age 15 to 26 years old, after almost a year of investigation. Following Julian Assange’s arrest last year, the group launched cyber attacks Continue Reading →